Small Fire at Heat-Electric Power Plant During Generator Tests
It was a small incident in a heat-electric power plant. The alarm was registered at 11:26 and the fire was extinguished at 12:03. The incident took place during tests using the reserve power generator, thus it did not affect the operation of the main power plant. Officials stated that the incident took place because hydrogen and motor oil on the engine rotor ignited.
Event Date
March 30, 2008
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
probably turbine-compressor unit
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Unknown
Operational Condition
Consequences
Number of Injured Persons
8
Number of Fatalities
7
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
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